Any idea why TiVo MPEG-2 files have sync issues that need to be corrected in the first place? It seems to me that other things that use MPEG-2, like the VOBs on a DVD for instance, don't have any sync problems. How does the TiVo manage to play back the raw file fine, but MPC/VLC/etc can't? Seems so strange.

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From my experience A/V sync issues only happen if you re-encode mpeg2 to something else. Most players/decoders can handle timestamp issues and other glitches. I don't have A/V sync issues playing mpeg2 files from TiVo. The problem usually comes in when you re-encode to something else.

I think perhaps you are running old version of kmttg since it's not identifying the video code properly which is an older bug that was fixed a while ago. Make sure you are running latest version. Also once running latest kmttg version make sure to update tools using Help->Update tools...

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Please start a Windows "cmd" window and run the following:
"c:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mediainfo_cli\mediainfo.exe" "e:\File.mpg" > m.txt
Then post contents of m.txt here or zip it up and attach it here.

From my experience A/V sync issues only happen if you re-encode mpeg2 to something else. Most players/decoders can handle timestamp issues and other glitches. I don't have A/V sync issues playing mpeg2 files from TiVo. The problem usually comes in when you re-encode to something else.

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I have consistent trouble with shows recorded on The Disney Channel. I don't encode at all. No other channel has given me any sync issues. That I can recall anyway...

Please start a Windows "cmd" window and run the following:
"c:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mediainfo_cli\mediainfo.exe" "e:\File.mpg" > m.txt
Then post contents of m.txt here or zip it up and attach it here.

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All right, I re-transfered the file last night, and it failed in the same way. Here's the info from m.txt:

Also, I should add that I transferred 3 other movies that were recorded on the same channel, and all 3 of those work with Project X and are currently processing the QS Fix now. I have no idea why that one in particular fails.

After this I guess question remains if projectX QS Fix is actually helping or not compared to VRD?

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That did solve the problem with Project X, thanks for that. I realize it was a lot of nonsense for a very isolated problem

You're right though, in that Project X didn't fix the sync issues anymore than VRD did. It was worth a shot though. I truly appreciate the help and the work you put into a program that I literally use every day.

Occassionally I will attempt a transfer from one of my Tivo's (Premier & Elite ) to another storage location on my network and the transfer will appear as complete but only a partial transfer takes place , i.e. I had a Chicago Fire episode which should have been approx. 6GB in size of which only 700k transferred. I deleted and retried but with exact same result, this has happened with other shows not chronically but when it does subsequent attempts yield identically partial result.. Is this a defect in the file residing on the TiVo or a fluke with the transfer ?..

Occassionally I will attempt a transfer from one of my Tivo's (Premier & Elite ) to another storage location on my network and the transfer will appear as complete but only a partial transfer takes place , i.e. I had a Chicago Fire episode which should have been approx. 6GB in size of which only 700k transferred. I deleted and retried but with exact same result, this has happened with other shows not chronically but when it does subsequent attempts yield identically partial result.. Is this a defect in the file residing on the TiVo or a fluke with the transfer ?..

Thanks for any guidance..

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When I see this type of problem, there is typically a glitch in the recording whether it's pixelated or a complete signal drop out. If I play the recording just past the glitch, I can then transfer the remaining portion of the program to another Tivo and then download the remainder of the program from the second Tivo. This does require me to stitch together the partial transfer and the remaining portion before archiving it.